Sir, Assuming that the English translation of President Papadopoulos’ ‘address to the nation’ on CyBC last night was correct, I am left with the conclusion that he has not read the same plan that I have. He kept talking about the dissolution of the Republic of Cyprus – not once did he mention the future as the United Republic of Cyprus.
Sir, My wife and I have had the privilege of living in Cyprus for the last three and a half years. My only regret is that I have not learnt as much of the Greek language as I would have liked to. There is one word however that I have learned.
IT IS STILL possible for US President George W. Bush to escape from Iraq before it destroys his re-election bid. It is also still possible for Iraq to emerge from all this as a more or less democratic and united country, though that will be trickier.
PRESIDENT Papadopoulos may have won over public sympathy with his emotionally-charged address to the people on Wednesday night, but the methods he used for achieving this objective did not contribute to the promotion of calm and rational debate ahead of the April 24 referendum.
ALITHIA: “Papandreou’s historic decision”. Greek party PASOK announced it was in favour of UN Secretary-general Kofi Annan’s plan for a settlement, before any Greek Cypriot party had even voiced their position, the paper reports.
CYPRUS will play host to the world’s football governing bodies this April at the meeting of UEFA’s 28th Ordinary Congress. Europe’s football governing body will celebrate its Jubilee in Limassol on April 20-23. Cyprus Football Association (CFA) President Costakis Koutsokoumnis said his association was “extremely honoured” that the decision was taken to stage the big event in Cyprus.
Paphos fire A FIRE broke out yesterday at 1.30am at an apartment in Kato Paphos on the Tombs of the Kings Road. The couple living in the apartment, Takis Louka, and his wife were asleep when the fire began. They woke up and managed to leave before they were injured. The fire brigade attended the scene and put the fire out, which only damaged the hall, two chairs and the television.
AS THE people of Cyprus toil and trouble over the future of the island, a great deal of work remains to be done to prepare for the April 24 referendum. Both President Tassos Papadopoulos and Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash have come out keenly against the Annan plan, yet both sides remain obliged to take a list of preparatory measures in the run-up to the vote.
TURKEY’S ultra-nationalist Nationalist Peoples Party (MHP) and infamous Grey Wolves say they will come to Cyprus “some time after April 15” to give their support to the anti-Annan plan campaign being led by Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash and ex-‘prime minister’ Dervish Eroglu.
FOUR bishops yesterday issued an announcement urging the people to reject the United Nations plan for a comprehensive solution of the Cyprus problem. The Bishops of Paphos, Kyrenia, Salamina and Arsinoe, said that the Church considered a ‘yes’ vote to be irrational and would soon result in Greek Cypriots seeking a homeland in a foreign country.
The Cyprus Mail is the only English-language daily newspaper published in Cyprus. It was established in 1945 and today, with its popular and widely-read website, the Cyprus Mail is among the most trusted news sites in Cyprus. The newspaper is not affiliated with any political parties and has always striven to maintain its independence. Over the past 70-plus years, the Cyprus Mail, with a small dedicated team, has covered momentous events in Cyprus’ modern history, chronicling the last gasps of British colonial rule, Cyprus’ truncated independence, the coup and Turkish invasion, and the decades of negotiations to stitch the divided island back together, plus a myriad of scandals, murders, and human interests stories that capture the island and its -people. Observers describe it as politically conservative.
